Anton Yelchin, Checkov from the new Star Trek movies.
Freak car accient. Sad :(
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Anton Yelchin, Checkov from the new Star Trek movies.
Freak car accient. Sad :(
Holy crap!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawlin
Damn, he was always one of those few actors I kept an eye on because he was so great in everything :(
Great cartoon!
Awesome sendoff!
Mr. Yelchin's vehicle was a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Specifically, it was one of the 1.1 million vehicles Fiat Chrysler recalled back in April to deal with an issue with the vehicles rolling away after the owner exits:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/anton-ye...dent-1.3643587
Let the game of Liability Roulette begin. Fiat Chrysler, for making crap cars and potentially not contacting Mr. Yelchin? Mr. Yelchin, for not taking his vehicle in for the recall? Some unnamed PA, whose job it was to handle things like this for Mr. Yelchin? As someone who once worked for a Chrysler dealership, I can't emphasize this enough: if you get a recall notice, make the appointment to get the work done ASAP. Odds are the company was forced to deal with an issue when it became obvious that potential liability would dwarf any savings from not running the campaign, so you want it fixed immediately. Plus, as a convenience issue, dealers often don't get sufficient supplies of any parts required for a recall repair, and you want to be at the top of the list for when they can do the repairs.
Lets not forget the gate design as well, he was pinned against the gate of his drive. I am surprised powered gates are not required to push open from the inside like the doors of a supermarket.
He was pinned against the brick mailbox pillar and the gate. You can see a picture of it in my CBC link - it's not moving. You can also see how the bars of the gate are warped where he was pinned. The official cause of death, blunt traumatic asphyxia, also gives you some idea of how bad it must have been.
not owning a Chrysler is this roll away issue something that could happen even when the brake was set?
What I hate is that now I can truly imagine that this was not a quick death... the suffering he must have gone through had to have been brutal. Makes it even sadder.
As a volunteer fireman/EMT for over 20 years, I saw my share of death - I always felt a sigh of relief if I knew the person couldn't have suffered much.
We own a town and country. I've noticed that putting the vehicle in park is not entirely reliable.
Simply not owning a Chrysler product is the best safety practice ever.
Using only park is unreliable all makes of car. I have honestly never not used my parking brake.
Maybe we should ban them?
Really?Quote:
Originally Posted by FilanFyretracker
I only use my parking brake on inclines because shifting out of park is bad for the locking mechanism if there's greater than unusual incline stress due to gravity's action on the car.
It's a transmission issue - the car is slipping from Park to Neutral. The parking brake would stop rolling, but a fair number of people don't use the parking brake. I use mine even on flat surfaces, like in my parking garage. But like I said, I once worked for Chrysler, and the sheer volume of transmission problems they had convinced me I could never trust a car to stay stationary without that brake on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Filan
You have no idea how right you are.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bonlainy
Oh, I had no idea he was the kid in Hearts in Atlantis, too.
Side note: have never had a Chrysler, and at this rate, never will. I only use my parking brake if I have to park on the side street, which is a fairly steep incline.
I have owned one Chrysler product in my life and that was enough to convince me I will never again.
But Lee Iacocca wrote a well-received autobiography in 1984!
We should totally trust him, because he was all over the news back then because he was the pinnacle of corporate success!